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Do Re Mi Tea Dress

Description

This dress is based loosely off of the Cap sleeve gathered waist dress. I added a back cut out and altered the neckline to tighten the neck gape. Overall I really liked this pattern. The bodice darts aren’t my favorite and since i’m not big busted I don’t think the bodice fits as nicely as it could, not because it’s too loose but on account of the dart placement and type.
I will definitely be wearing this a lot this summer, it’s very comfortable and I think it would suit many body types.

Material Notes

I used a Vintage cotton from a thrift store and cheap muslin for the lining.

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Don’t let ‘not being experienced enough’ stop you from trying! I’m not very experienced at all, I had never really altered a pattern before This was kind of an experiment that happened to turn out well, i just made a sample dress out of muslin first to make sure everything fit.

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